Key study findings and message • 23.2% ICU admission, at day 6 (mean)
• 13.8% mechanical ventilation rate
• 3.6% crude mortality rate
• ICU patients more likely to be of older age (P = 0.009) Severe immunological damage to lung tissue causes clinical features • Fever most common and earliest symptom
• 23% mechanical ventilation rate • 83.33% of patients with GGO developed ARDS
• 20% mechanical ventilation
• 17% ICU admission
• Recurrence of fever (univariate) and age (multivariate) risk factors for ARDS and ICU admission